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Saturday, 8 December 2012

BREAKING THE BLOGGING RULES - Beauty post.

I realise that this isn’t a beauty blog, but I think that most
people will agree that make up is part of an outfit for most people, so I thought
I would do a post on my favourite beauty products. This will probably be a one
off post mainly because I don’t have/ buy enough beauty products to make it a
regular post! Over here in New Zealand make up is crazy expensive. I am not entirely
sure but I think we pay roughly double what you would pay in America or Britain.
I also just wanted to point out I am no makeup expert and all the products
below are just what I personally like it not necessarily the best products on the market or miracle workers,
it’s just what works for me personally.

I am kind of a newbie to make up and recently I decided to purchase
a set of makeup brushes – how very grown up of me! I am not sure if it’s the norm,
but I was looking at makeup brushes in a department store and a lot of them (a
single brush from an average brand) cost more that the make up its self which
to me seemed crazy? A friend of mine bought this set of makeup brushes of ASOS
for $20.00 (NZ$), once they arrived and I saw that the quality seemed pretty
good – for a beginner at least! I decided to purchase them too, and it’s crazy
how much of a difference they make. If you’re just starting out I would really recommend
these.

I am not sure if any of you have noticed in my outfit
pictures but I suffer from eczema all over my body – especially my legs and
have done since I was 5, it’s not really a big issue for me anymore and most of
the time it’s not even that bad but in general I do suffer from dry skin
especially on my face as most face wash products are really stripping and
dehydrating. For me it’s really important, for comfort more than anything that I
have a good moisturizer. I just started using this Nivea cream a week ago and it’s
so nice! Really thick and creamy but doesn’t irritate the skin as it doesn’t include
laurel sulphate which is some nasty
chemical that some skin types find irritating. I tend to apply it at night
before bed because it can leave you a little shiny looking if you were to apply
it before going out but by the morning it’s all completely soaked in and leave
your skin feeling nice and soft.

I am hopeless at painting my nails, because I take art at
school I am used to painting and actually getting the formula on to my nails isn’t
an issue but I honestly can’t sit still long enough for it to dry and always
end up with finger prints and bumps on my nails. So frustrating. There are
honestly so many quick dry nail polishes out there; the only ones that I have
used that really do dry fast are these Maybelline ones. I am honestly in love!!

Along with dry skin I also get dry lips. I love this lip
balm it’s really moisturizing and is really handy to have throughout the day,
plus I find it works well to apply five or ten minutes before lipstick. I am also really fond of the vanilla scent
this lip balm has.

I will be honest, lipstick is kind of intimidating. However
there is an exception for me which is this lipstick that I am in love with. For
my own lip colour and skin tone, this shade almost comes across as a nude. I
would describe it as a nicer more uniform version of my own lip colour. The
formula is really creamy and easy to apply which is perfect for a novice such
as myself! The colour is’ Mauve it over’ by Revlon.